Re: Local Yokels

Posted 02 October 2012 - 12:51 PM

There were 3 stories that I heard last night, so I provided online references :

1.) Man gets caught with cocaine on his way into court... for his cocaine possession hearing. [cite]
2.) Woman shoots husband over cat [cite]
3.) New Mexico Town's only certified police officer... is a dog [cite]

Re: Local Yokels

Posted 02 October 2012 - 12:58 PM

Heh.. my buddy's a public defender and said he had a client show up for her DUI hearing (8.30-9a), and the judge could smell the booze off her from the bench. A breathalyzer was ordered (it took an hour to show up) and the defendant still blew a 0.32. Guess who was about to have a bad day? Ha.

Re: Local Yokels

Posted 05 October 2012 - 06:38 AM

Yikes :

Priority Chevrolet Dealership in Chesapeake, Virginia made a mistake when they sold Danny Sawyer a new Chevrolet Traverse for $5,600 less than the asking price. So what did they do when they realized this mistake? They had Mr. Sawyer arrested for theft. After spending 4 hours in lockup and getting released on bond, the president of the dealership apologized & offered to let Danny keep the extra $5,600 which he never agreed to pay. Sawyer did the next logical thing & is suing the dealership for 2.2 million dollars.

Re: Local Yokels

Re: Local Yokels

Posted 05 October 2012 - 10:45 AM

Neighbor fight spilled into the news over a window's reflection.. what slays me is the puns.

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Now that cooler days are ahead, many will welcome the afternoon sun, but one Omaha family is not looking forward to it out of fear their house could catch fire. It's a heated dispute between neighbors.

“It's so hot it starts to burn your hand,” says Dawn Turnbull. The Turnbulls don't need a calendar, their house siding is a sun dial. “From summer behind me, moving down fall and into late winter,” says Adam Turnbull.

The neighbor's window near 168th and Harrison reflects the afternoon sun. You can actually feel the heat on your face. It's like a sunburn. A thermometer read 245 degrees and climbing to a top temperature of 288 degrees, enough to start melting an ice cube in minutes on the vinyl siding with insulation underneath.

The neighbor declined to be interviewed, but says an awning is out of the question and he doesn't want to do anything to the window that might jeopardize his warranty. Fact Finders contacted the home’s builder, who also declined an interview, but he did say he built the house to code and did nothing wrong. Fact Finders checked with Sarpy County and the house is up to code.

“You can see by the damage that it's not an act of Mother Nature, it's clearly from their window,” says Dawn. “The rest of the siding is fine where the sun is not hitting.”

The neighbor's house was there first by about a week and the builder says the Turnbulls should install more sun resistant siding. The Turnbulls say that doesn't reflect a neighborly approach to solving the hotspot problem. “It's not fun to look at, it's not neat,” says Adam.